The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) has released the final rule for the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for 2022. This will include updates on policy changes that will take place January 1, 2022. This fee schedule is the basis of how Medicare payments are made. Here are a few [...]
The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine is now authorized for emergency use for 5 – 11 years old individuals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This authorization came on October 29, 2021, after members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee had a meeting on this date to discuss a [...]
A lot has happened recently in the healthcare industry and at Americare Network. Here we recap on some important news from this month and last. September 29, 2021 – Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 and the American Rescue Plan rural funding applications opened. September 30, 2021 – The Provider Relief Fund, [...]
Earlier this month the American Medical Association (AMA) released new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code sets for 2022. Here is what you need to know about it. The first notable change is the addition of 15, COVID-19 vaccine related codes. These codes are available currently but have been added officially to [...]
On August 12, 2021 the FDA issued a notice authorizing Pfizer and Moderna to be used for a third dose vaccine, only for immunocompromised individuals. Following this, the CPT Editorial Panel, a panel that is authorized by the American Medical Association to maintain these codes, has approved of and the AMA [...]
You see them all the time and we’ve talked briefly about CPT codes before so you probably have a general idea as to what they are and how to use them. But what are modifiers? Here are some quick facts about CPT code modifiers that may help. What are CPT code [...]
Last week we provided an overview of what ICD-10 codes are. This week we will talk about CPT codes. CPT, or Current Procedural Terminology codes, are used to identify procedures performed by physicians and healthcare providers. Developed in 1966 by the American Medical Association (AMA), these codes are used by healthcare [...]
ICD. Three letters that you may have encountered in medical coding and billing. What exactly does it mean and what do you need to know about it for your practice? This blog post is dedicated to answering these questions. ICD stands for International Classification of Diseases. According to the World Health [...]
On January 21 2021, President Biden's administration set new measures to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Part of the new policies include working to expand testing capacities in laboratories and to expand the supply of tests. A new Pandemic Testing Board will support and oversee these policies. You can [...]
